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Tonya Lashawn Sutton, a 39-year-old African American woman, was shot to death on May 21, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 11:30 a.m. at an apartment complex at 2413 Wesvill Court, off Lake Boone Trail near Rex Hospital. Witnesses said Tonya had been inside another man’s apartment when her husband, Michael Rashun Sutton, 42, arrived, fired several shots at the door, and then pursued Tonya; she was gunned down outside the complex and found on the sidewalk.

Michael Sutton was described as a 5 feet 10 inches African American man of medium build, last seen in a blue shirt and khaki trousers leaving in a light blue two-door 2005 Toyota Solara. He was identified as the primary suspect, later arrested by Johnston County deputies and charged with murder, attempted murder, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, and felony breaking and entering; he was held without bond at the Wake County jail. The couple’s elementary school-aged daughter was impacted when her school was placed on lockdown during the investigation.

What did neighbors or anyone who knew Tonya or the family see or hear that morning that could still help clarify the sequence of events?